The Perfect Host is a 2010 dark comedy / thriller written and directed by Nick Tomnay. The film stars David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce is an American actor and comedian best known for playing psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier, for which he received many accolades including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.-Early life:Pierce, the youngest of four siblings,...

 and Clayne Crawford

Clayne Crawford

Clayne Crawford is an American film actor with a few episodic television appearances. Crawford has appeared in such films as A Walk to Remember , Swimfan , A Love Song for Bobby Long and The Great Raid . He had a recurring role in the first season of Jericho as Mitchell "Mitch" Cafferty...

. Filming took place in Los Angeles

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, California

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. It was photographed in 17 days. Editing took place in New York.

Synopsis

A fugitive on the run decides to crash a dinner party. But he seriously regrets it when the mysterious and unusual host soon has him convinced that he would have been better off hiding somewhere else.

Cast

• David Hyde Pierce
  David Hyde Pierce
  David Hyde Pierce is an American actor and comedian best known for playing psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier, for which he received many accolades including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.-Early life:Pierce, the youngest of four siblings,...
  
   as Warwick Wilson
• Clayne Crawford
  Clayne Crawford
  Clayne Crawford is an American film actor with a few episodic television appearances. Crawford has appeared in such films as A Walk to Remember , Swimfan , A Love Song for Bobby Long and The Great Raid . He had a recurring role in the first season of Jericho as Mitchell "Mitch" Cafferty...
  
   as John Taylor
• Nathaniel Parker
  Nathaniel Parker
  Nathaniel Parker is an English actor best known for playing Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.-Personal life:...
  
   as Det. Morton
• Helen Reddy
  Helen Reddy
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   as Cathy Knight
• Megahn Perry
  Megahn Perry
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   as Simone Demarchi
• Joseph Will
  Joseph Will
  Joseph Will is an American actor.Will was born on November 4, 1970 in Westminster, Maryland. He attended Point Park University graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater, and later pursued his Master's degree in Acting from the Florida State University Conservatory of Actor Training, in...
  
   as Det. Valdez

Release

The film premiered in January 2010 at the Sundance Film Festival

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. The Perfect Host played at several other film festivals, including Fantasia 2010 and Sitges 2010. It won the audience award at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2011 and best feature at the Abertoir Film Festival 2011: Wales' national horror film festival. The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 1, 2011 in a limited release.

Critical reaction

So far, The Perfect Host has received mostly mixed reviews from critics. This original film has received 5 star reviews to 1 star reviews. The film has a 68% approval rating on IMDb and a 36% approval rating on the review-aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes

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, based on 25 reviews with an average rating of 4.6/10.

External links

• The Perfect Host at Metacritic
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• Sundance Review